Comic 391 - Break

Author Notes:

Sorry about taking this time off, but I really need to this week. Things will be back to normal before you know it!

I've actually created this page specifically because I knew I'd be taking a break around the time of this scene shift. This wasn't part of the original plan for this chapter! :O

I know this page doesn't look like much, but consider it my thank you to all of you who've been having fun theorizing. I'm sure you'll have fun with this one!

Though I'm taking this week off, SkyJam and the SDCP will continue as usual this week! We're doing a D&D themed challenge this week, so if you're a fan of the ol' dice and monsters now's the time to get on board!

OK, so it looks like we theorists and analysts are expected to make something of these three panels, so I'm gonna give it my best shot! But first, shoutout to Phate, because I wouldn't have posted anything if you didn't point out the pool ball character thing.

Trying to figure out who's who and what is happening is so hard I'm gonna need someone's help for this. Since Sky has pulled out the big guns here, I'm calling in backup; my friend, the SylphofDreams!

First, and this is a pretty minor detail that will only be useful to the those who are trying to find out which character is which pool ball. Before this I was using the background colors of each picture on the Character Bios page. Now I realize that for those whose numbers are visible, the numbers match the order in which they appear on that page.

Now, on to something I think is a little interesting. All of the other characters are represented as regular pool balls, if a little discolored, but Speedy is the cue ball. It could be reasoned that he's the white ball because he's completely white, but when we look at paste, even though he's even whiter than Speedy, he has a yellow stripe. I could go on and on about this, but I'll just say that my main theory is that Speedy will be the one who will cause the big conflict or put things in motion.

@Phate
Hmm, yeah, that does make sense as being as dense as he is can actually lead to some serious social problems such as not remembering names, making poor decisions, and saying things that he doesn't think are hurtful, but actually are. He could actually end up all alone for a long period of his life because people decide to stop dealing with him, which is why I feel sorry for comic reliefs like him.

@TheTyGuy
It's probably because character numbers 5, 10, 11, 13, and 15 aren't at the ball

So finally, I think it's time for my full thoughts on Frisky.
This is one of the reasons I brought Sylph into the webcomic, because I know that we will have somewhat different opinions.

Firstly, I don't like how she treats her friends. Sure, with Pudding, she's kind of nice, but she's apparently not nice enough to use any of her huge wealth to help her go to school. It's like this for all of her "friends," where she will only sort of care as long as it means she doesn't have to spend any money and there's some sort of juicy drama. The only occasion when she'll actually loosen her purse strings is during parties about her.
Not even Fade, who is her "responsibility" is allowed any expense and instead has to sleep in a box. I mean, come on, she at least has to have some sort of spare guest bedroom, and even Fade called himself a glorified pet. Also, at first, when Frisky asked Gell if she and Hurricane were a couple, I thought she actually cared. Well, she did care, but not because she's a good friend. Apparently, she made some sort of bet with some Mobian who I guess wasn't at the ball.
Next, I don't like how she acts. The entire ball is just an overblown look-at-me,-I-wasted-a-priceless-artifact-to-make-a-pretty-dress fest. And what about the other party she threw? It was all so she could flaunt her new boyfriend to her other friends. The only people she invited to the ball herself were older Mobians who she 'looks up to' and the sibling of one of those Mobians. I can't think of anything that could possibly mean other than that she wants to impress them. I don't just have a problem with how she acts in social situations, I don't like how she acts the rest of the time either. When she's not showing herself off, she's practically not doing anything. We haven't seen her spend a cent of her money unless it's to do something that falls into the Showing Herself Off category, and money isn't the only thing she doesn't use. She also owns an entire library full of rare books that just gather dust and as I've said before I don't believe that there isn't a single guest bedroom that Fade could be staying in.

So there it is. That is my whole problem with Frisky. To sum it all up, she's a rich ego maniac who uses her friends to make herself look good.

@AoV
That's a really good point actually. The only adjustment I'd make is with Frisky's view of Gel and Anaconda. It's not so much, "hey look at me!" With thise two, whom as we've seen have open dislike of Frisky, but more "I want to impress you." She saw herself as one of Gel's good friends dispite somewhat limited interactions before this ball. I think there's some layer to Frisky we've yet to see. Cause I get the feeling she knows she's not everyone's favorite person.

Though @AdvocateofVoid made some good points about Frisky's behavior I don't completely agree with them. Fade does sleep in a box but he seems to enjoy it and I don't see how he is in any way her responsibility. Sleeping in a box isn't ideal but it isn't her job to care for him . However I do agree that she only spends money on her parties to flaunt her wealth and valuables like her boyfriend and dress.Speaking of she tends to treat her boyfriend like another one of her possessions. Fade is only there when she needs to show him off. She doesn't just take her boyfriend for granted, she takes her Library for granted. Not touching her library is probably one of the worst things she has done so far. She has a WHOLE CASTLE and she doesn't seem to appreciate her wealth or friends. While her friends destroy bits of a house to build a treehouse she is using priceless stones as dresses. She doesn't care for her friends and takes her wonderful boyfriend for granted. In conclusion she should stop taking her friends and wealth for granted and start treating her friends and boyfriend with more care and respect.

Angel*
Curse you autocorrect
@triforce fandom
And I think Dot X is mostly focused on the "mobians"(we use this term until Sky makes a new one)
We might see someone towards the latter parts od Dot X, but again I think he's try to dissociate from Sonic as muh as possible.